April 7, 2021 AOC meets with NYC Jewish group for first time, ending what some called a snub U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., met with one of New York City’s leading Jewish groups last week for the first time since taking office in 2019 — putting an end to what some had called a snub.
April 5, 2021 Progressive group that recruited AOC to run for Congress targets first incumbent Democrat of 2022 cycle The progressive group that in 2018 backed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's quest for Congress is unveiling its first moderate Democratic target of the 2022 election cycle.
April 2, 2021 House Democrats return campaign donations from AOC: report At least three vulnerable House Democrats have reportedly returned campaign donations they received from the campaign of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
March 30, 2021 Derek Chauvin's lawyers 'arguing that George Floyd does not deserve justice': Cori Bush Rep. Cori Bush, R-Mo., said Tuesday that lawyers for fired police officer Derek Chauvin are "arguing that George Floyd does not deserve justice" and described the news cycle surrounding the trial as "trauma."
March 24, 2021 Tlaib bill would give everyone $2G a month during pandemic, including illegal immigrants Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is pushing a bill that would give everyone in the U.S., including undocumented immigrants, $2,000 a month during the coronavirus crisis.
March 22, 2021 Squad member Ilhan Omar to join Dems in border visit amid burgeoning crisis House Reps. Joaquin Castro of Texas and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota will join a group of Democrats set to observe conditions at an immigration facility for unaccompanied migrant children later this week amid concerns about a mounting crisis at the southern border.
March 18, 2021 AOC downplays talk of replacing Pelosi or Schumer: ‘This isn’t about saviorism politics’ Supporters of U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would be wrong to consider her some sort of political messiah, the New York Democrat says in a new interview.
March 10, 2021 Ilhan Omar joins Democrats in demanding Biden admin suspend standardized tests in schools "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., joined a group of her Democratic colleagues in calling on President Biden's education secretary to suspend standardized testing requirements
March 6, 2021 House Progressive leader breaks silence about Senate COVID bill changes The head of the House Progressive Caucus Saturday offered a statement of support in favor of the Senate version of the coronavirus legislation despite the weakening of some provisions that House liberals had fought for.
March 3, 2021 Majority of House Democrats vote in favor of lowering voting age to 16 Progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives unsuccessfully pushed an amendment lowering the federal voting age to 16.
